Robert Walters (RWA) Competitors

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RWA vs. STEM, STAF, GATC, RTC, and EMR

Should you buy Robert Walters stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Robert Walters with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Robert Walters include SThree (STEM), Staffline Group (STAF), Gattaca (GATC), RTC Group (RTC), and Empresaria Group (EMR). These companies are all part of the "staffing & employment services" industry.

How does Robert Walters compare to SThree?

SThree (LON:STEM) and Robert Walters (LON:RWA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

SThree has a net margin of 1.36% compared to Robert Walters' net margin of -3.43%. SThree's return on equity of 7.83% beat Robert Walters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SThree	1.36%	7.83%	10.67%
Robert Walters	-3.43%	-24.67%	2.39%

SThree presently has a consensus price target of GBX 270, indicating a potential upside of 65.65%. Robert Walters has a consensus price target of GBX 100, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given SThree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe SThree is more favorable than Robert Walters.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SThree	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Robert Walters	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

SThree pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Robert Walters pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.5%. SThree pays out 105.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Robert Walters pays out -41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Robert Walters is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

SThree has a beta of 0.653, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Robert Walters has a beta of 0.754, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Robert Walters had 2 more articles in the media than SThree. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Robert Walters and 1 mentions for SThree. Robert Walters' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat SThree's score of 0.00 indicating that Robert Walters is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SThree	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Robert Walters	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

SThree has higher revenue and earnings than Robert Walters. Robert Walters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SThree, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SThree	£1.30B	0.16	£48.77M	£13.60	11.98
Robert Walters	£781.10M	0.08	£6.27M	-£40.70	N/A

65.5% of SThree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Robert Walters shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of SThree shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Robert Walters shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SThree beats Robert Walters on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Robert Walters compare to Staffline Group?

Staffline Group (LON:STAF) and Robert Walters (LON:RWA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Robert Walters had 3 more articles in the media than Staffline Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Robert Walters and 0 mentions for Staffline Group. Robert Walters' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Staffline Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Robert Walters is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Staffline Group	Neutral
Robert Walters	Positive

20.8% of Staffline Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Robert Walters shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.3% of Staffline Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Robert Walters shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Robert Walters has a consensus price target of GBX 100, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Robert Walters' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Robert Walters is more favorable than Staffline Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Staffline Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Robert Walters	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Staffline Group has a beta of 0.513, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Robert Walters has a beta of 0.754, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Staffline Group has a net margin of 0.43% compared to Robert Walters' net margin of -3.43%. Staffline Group's return on equity of 13.11% beat Robert Walters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Staffline Group	0.43%	13.11%	2.83%
Robert Walters	-3.43%	-24.67%	2.39%

Robert Walters has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Staffline Group. Robert Walters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Staffline Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Staffline Group	£1.11B	0.04	-£18.31M	£3.80	10.21
Robert Walters	£781.10M	0.08	£6.27M	-£40.70	N/A

Summary

Robert Walters beats Staffline Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Robert Walters compare to Gattaca?

Gattaca (LON:GATC) and Robert Walters (LON:RWA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Robert Walters has a consensus price target of GBX 100, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Robert Walters' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Robert Walters is more favorable than Gattaca.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gattaca	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Robert Walters	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Robert Walters has higher revenue and earnings than Gattaca. Robert Walters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gattaca, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gattaca	£417.86M	0.09	£177.08K	£10.20	12.35
Robert Walters	£781.10M	0.08	£6.27M	-£40.70	N/A

4.3% of Gattaca shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Robert Walters shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.3% of Gattaca shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Robert Walters shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Gattaca pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Robert Walters pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.5%. Gattaca pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Robert Walters pays out -41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Robert Walters is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Gattaca has a net margin of 0.79% compared to Robert Walters' net margin of -3.43%. Gattaca's return on equity of 11.07% beat Robert Walters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gattaca	0.79%	11.07%	1.44%
Robert Walters	-3.43%	-24.67%	2.39%

Gattaca has a beta of 0.868, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Robert Walters has a beta of 0.754, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Robert Walters had 2 more articles in the media than Gattaca. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Robert Walters and 1 mentions for Gattaca. Gattaca's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Robert Walters' score of 1.10 indicating that Gattaca is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gattaca	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Robert Walters	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Robert Walters beats Gattaca on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Robert Walters compare to RTC Group?

Robert Walters (LON:RWA) and RTC Group (LON:RTC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Robert Walters has higher revenue and earnings than RTC Group. Robert Walters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RTC Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Robert Walters	£781.10M	0.08	£6.27M	-£40.70	N/A
RTC Group	£95.54M	0.18	£1.74M	£14.10	9.65

Robert Walters has a beta of 0.754, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, RTC Group has a beta of 0.819, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

Robert Walters currently has a consensus price target of GBX 100, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Robert Walters' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Robert Walters is more favorable than RTC Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Robert Walters	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
RTC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

RTC Group has a net margin of 1.90% compared to Robert Walters' net margin of -3.43%. RTC Group's return on equity of 23.24% beat Robert Walters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robert Walters	-3.43%	-24.67%	2.39%
RTC Group	1.90%	23.24%	8.70%

68.7% of Robert Walters shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of RTC Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Robert Walters shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.1% of RTC Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Robert Walters had 2 more articles in the media than RTC Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Robert Walters and 1 mentions for RTC Group. Robert Walters' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat RTC Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Robert Walters is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Robert Walters	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RTC Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Robert Walters pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.5%. RTC Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Robert Walters pays out -41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RTC Group pays out 44.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Robert Walters is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Robert Walters beats RTC Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Robert Walters compare to Empresaria Group?

Robert Walters (LON:RWA) and Empresaria Group (LON:EMR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

In the previous week, Robert Walters had 3 more articles in the media than Empresaria Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Robert Walters and 0 mentions for Empresaria Group. Robert Walters' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Empresaria Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Robert Walters is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Robert Walters	Positive
Empresaria Group	Neutral

68.7% of Robert Walters shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Empresaria Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Robert Walters shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.4% of Empresaria Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Robert Walters has a beta of 0.754, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Empresaria Group has a beta of 0.347, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Robert Walters has higher revenue and earnings than Empresaria Group. Robert Walters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Empresaria Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Robert Walters	£781.10M	0.08	£6.27M	-£40.70	N/A
Empresaria Group	£242.20M	0.04	-£5.75M	-£15.90	N/A

Robert Walters currently has a consensus price target of GBX 100, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Robert Walters' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Robert Walters is more favorable than Empresaria Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Robert Walters	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Empresaria Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Empresaria Group has a net margin of -3.22% compared to Robert Walters' net margin of -3.43%. Robert Walters' return on equity of -24.67% beat Empresaria Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robert Walters	-3.43%	-24.67%	2.39%
Empresaria Group	-3.22%	-33.84%	2.08%

Summary

Robert Walters beats Empresaria Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RWA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Robert Walters	Staffing & Employment Services Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£60.52M	£393.95M	£9.34B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	24.08%	8.61%	3.57%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	-2.26	7.73	24.82	365.88
Price / Sales	0.08	9.57	5,355.24	88,361.46
Price / Cash	3.26	13.62	27.92	27.89
Price / Book	0.40	8.60	4.78	7.64
Net Income	£6.27M	£18.92M	£792.39M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.08%	-2.24%	0.17%	0.47%
1 Month Performance	8.75%	0.59%	3.62%	2.49%
1 Year Performance	-58.56%	386.08%	38.15%	87.07%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
RWA Robert Walters	3.2182 of 5 stars	GBX 92 -1.1%	GBX 100 +8.7%	-58.7%	£60.52M	£781.10M	N/A	3,980	Positive News Insider Trade
STEM SThree	4.3496 of 5 stars	GBX 180.60 -0.1%	GBX 270 +49.5%	-29.0%	£224.65M	£1.30B	13.28	2,280	Gap Down
STAF Staffline Group	N/A	GBX 38.42 +0.6%	N/A	+42.0%	£42.21M	£1.11B	10.11	2,300
GATC Gattaca	N/A	GBX 110 -1.0%	N/A	+33.8%	£33.98M	£417.86M	10.78	446	News Coverage Gap Up
RTC RTC Group	N/A	GBX 144.50 +4.3%	N/A	+47.4%	£18.14M	£95.54M	10.25	361	News Coverage Gap Up

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Robert Walters (RWA) Competitors

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Robert Walters (RWA) Competitors

RWA vs. STEM, STAF, GATC, RTC, and EMR

How does Robert Walters compare to SThree?

Is STEM or RWA more profitable?

Do analysts recommend STEM or RWA?

Is STEM or RWA a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, STEM or RWA?

Does the media refer more to STEM or RWA?

Which has better valuation & earnings, STEM or RWA?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of STEM or RWA?

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How does Robert Walters compare to Staffline Group?

Does the media prefer STAF or RWA?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in STAF or RWA?

Do analysts prefer STAF or RWA?

Which has more risk and volatility, STAF or RWA?

Is STAF or RWA more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, STAF or RWA?

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How does Robert Walters compare to Gattaca?

Do analysts prefer GATC or RWA?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GATC or RWA?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GATC or RWA?

Is GATC or RWA a better dividend stock?

Is GATC or RWA more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, GATC or RWA?

Does the media refer more to GATC or RWA?

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How does Robert Walters compare to RTC Group?

Which has better earnings and valuation, RWA or RTC?

Which has more risk and volatility, RWA or RTC?

Do analysts recommend RWA or RTC?

Is RWA or RTC more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RWA or RTC?

Does the media prefer RWA or RTC?

Is RWA or RTC a better dividend stock?

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How does Robert Walters compare to Empresaria Group?

Does the media favor RWA or EMR?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RWA or EMR?

Which has more volatility & risk, RWA or EMR?

Which has better valuation & earnings, RWA or EMR?

Do analysts recommend RWA or EMR?

Is RWA or EMR more profitable?

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